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Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old (1991)
Directed by Alan Lomax
Documentary · 1h 00m
An examination of the talents and wisdom of elderly musicians, singers, and story-tellers, who perform not for fame or fortune but to preserve and share their culture. Stories told by Janie Hunter (80 years old) of Johns Island, S.C.; ballads sung by ex-coal miner and union organizer Nimrod Workman (91), of Chatteroy, W.V.; fiddle tunes and tales of moonshining and feuds from Tommy Jarrell (83) of Toast, N.C.; and footage from the Alabama Sacred Harp Convention in Fyffe, Alabama, in which people of all ages gather to sing old-time shape-note hymnody.
Crew
- Director
- Alan Lomax
Details
- Release date
- 1991-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 00m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN